#1.) ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin from The Ringmaster
This is number one on the list simply because of the impact that it had in the business. Sure, in the long run The Rock turned out to be a global megastar because of Hollywood, but when you put them both side-by-side, fans who watched The Attitude Era knew that Steve Austin was always one notch higher.
He was truly a megastar of his time and his first Ringmaster gimmick was simply a shell of what he would go on to become. From 1996 to 1997, he would evolve into the ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin persona and eventually become the face of the franchise. He would make the company an insane amount of money.
